One of the first laureates of the Stalin Prize, the owner of delicate manners and "noble voice."

“He has a talent for four,” Nemirovich-Danchenko said about Livanov.

Childhood and youth

Boris Livanov was born in Moscow on May 8, 1904. Father Nikolai Alexandrovich Livanov performed under the stage name Izvolsky. In his youth, he was an actor in provincial theaters, since 1905 he performed on the stage of the Moscow Struisky Theater. In 1947, Nikolai was awarded the title of Honored Artist of the RSFSR.

The mother of the future actor is Nadezhda Sergeevna Shutinskaya-Livanova. Boris had a sister, Irina, who later became an operetta actress. The girl was successful in the musical theaters of Irkutsk, Sverdlovsk and Rostov.

At the age of 16, Boris left to serve, but was expelled when his real age was revealed. young man... From 1922 to 1924 he studied at the fourth studio of the Moscow Art Theater under N.V. Demidov. After graduation, he was admitted to the Moscow Art Academic Theater as an actor.


One of the first roles was the image of Prince Shakhovsky in the play "Tsar Fyodor Ioannovich". The first years Boris was involved in the productions of "Othello", "At the Gates of the Kingdom" and others. Already in the early 30s he became the leading actor of the Moscow Art Theater, played the main roles in "Crazy Day, or The Marriage of Figaro", "Dead Souls".

Tickets for performances with Livanov were sold out in the first hours of sales, crowds of fans were watching Boris at the exit from the Moscow Art Theater. The actor personified a cult of personality, brilliant and talented. Critics and directors considered Livanov's main quality to be authenticity - each created image was as if "sewn" according to Boris.


Boris Livanov at the theater

Livanov can be called a favorite - the leader showered Boris with orders and titles. The actor had five Stalin awards. The number was not a record, for example, aircraft designer Sergei Ilyushin received the award 7 times, but Joseph Vissarionovich did not celebrate so many of the actors.

Despite this, once Stalin banned the play with Livanov's participation - "Hamlet", where Boris acted as the main character. Judging by the memoirs, this happened due to the fact that Livanov was not a member of the party.

Films

A creative biography in cinema began in 1924 with a short film directed by Yuri Zhelyabuzhsky "Morozko". In 1927, Boris starred as Minister Tereshchenko in a silent feature film"October", the tape is considered the first in the Soviet film-Leniniana.


Fame brought Livanov the main role in the film adaptation of the story of the same name "Dubrovsky", which was released in 1936. Boris succeeded in the role of legendary Russian men, for example, in the film "Admiral Ushakov", commander Rudnev in "Cruiser Varyag".

In 1945, a feature film-play "Guilty Without Guilt" based on the comedy of the same name was released on the screens, where Livanov played the role of the provincial official Grigory Lvovich Murov. Partners in set Boris became famous actors Alla Tarasova, Viktor Stanitsyn, Olga Viklandt and others.


Livanov brilliantly embodied not only positive, but also negative characters. Vivid image White Guard General Mamontov in "Oleko Dundich" - a small role, but one of the most memorable in the film.

In the 50s, Boris Livanov tried himself as a director: on the stage of his native Moscow Art Theater he staged the play "The Seagull". In 1970, Boris was supposed to take the post of head of the Moscow Art Theater named after him, but the troupe behind Livanov's back demanded that the higher management take the post. Boris was very upset by this event.

Personal life

The wife of Boris Livanov, Evgenia Kazimirovna, is a Pole by nationality, one of the first Moscow beauties of that time. From her first marriage with an Italian, she had a daughter, Natalya, from a marriage with Livanov, a son. The latter recalled that parents were often envied: mom for having an eminent husband, dad for having beautiful wife.


The future spouses met at a dinner after the performance with Livanov's participation. Son Vasily tells the memories of Boris's friends: before meeting his mother, his father got married often - about once every three months. Having met another "fate", he assured others that love is forever. But only Evgenia could build a serious relationship with him. The couple began to live together in 1934, signed a quarter of a century later.

The family was friendly, guests constantly came to the house, often famous ones: Alexander Dovzhenko, an artist. Boris's son, Vasily Livanov, continued the dynasty, becoming famous Russian actor theater and cinema. The father did not support his son's desire to follow in his footsteps. Boris was afraid of family inertia: his grandfather was an actor, his father was an actor. Livanov Sr. was worried that Vasily would not have enough abilities.


However, Livanov Sr. was worried in vain. In 1979, the premiere of the detective television film "Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson: Acquaintance" was released. After this role, Vasily woke up famous. Earlier, in 1960, father and son worked on the same set in The Blind Musician.

One of the grandchildren People's Artist The USSR was named after the eminent grandfather Boris. He appeared 2 years after the death of Livanov Sr. In 2009, a tragedy occurred in the family: Livanov's grandson was accused of murder. Parents managed to re-qualify the article for a milder one, Boris received 8 years in prison.


In 2014, the grandson of Boris Livanov was released on parole. In 2017, the media learned that the former prisoner was an actress. They celebrated New 2018 together, whether the couple are dating now is unknown.

Death

Boris Livanov died on September 22, 1972 (according to other sources - on October 23 of the same year), the cause of death was heart failure.


Boris Livanov last years and a monument at his grave

Buried at site number 2 Novodevichy cemetery... A memorial plaque was erected at the house number 6 on Tverskaya Street, where the actor lived since 1938.

Filmography

  • 1924 - "Frost"
  • 1927 - "October"
  • 1934 - " Private life Peter Vinogradov "
  • 1935 - "Dubrovsky"
  • 1939 - "Minin and Pozharsky"
  • 1946 - "Glinka"
  • 1946 - "Cruiser" Varyag "
  • 1949 - The Fall of Berlin
  • 1953 - "Admiral Ushakov"
  • 1955 - Mikhailo Lomonosov
  • 1958 - Captain of the First Rank
  • 1960 - The Blind Musician
  • 1970 - "Kremlin chimes"

Vasily Livanov is one of the most famous and beloved actors in the post-Soviet space. The main popularity was brought to him by his role as Sherlock Holmes, familiar to us from the stories of Arthur Conan Doyle.

He played the role of the famous detective from Baker Street so talentedly that in 2006, Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain decided to award him with the Order of the British Empire. Before him, only two of our fellow countrymen were awarded such an award.

In the life of the eminent actor there were many awards, fame and titles. But, as often happens, fate struck a blow to himself vulnerability, his family. Vasily Borisovich was married twice, for the first time to Alina Engelhardt, the daughter of an eminent professor, who gave birth to him a girl, two sons appeared as a result of a second marriage.

In early 2009, a misfortune happened - he was accused of murder Boris Livanov is the son of Vasily Livanov. Photo and articles about this news filled all the newspapers.

It would seem that the legendary actor Boris, who was born into the family, has good opportunities for a brilliant future. After completing his studies at school, he continues his education at Oxford. Returning to the theater stage, tries himself in writing poetry, scripts. However, he does not succeed in surpassing his father's glory. All this, according to the people around him, leads to resentment against his parents, aggressive behavior... There were many scandals in the press of that time due to Boris's drunkenness.

According to the family, they themselves repeatedly had to suffer from the drunken atrocities of their son.

Intoxicated son of Vasily Livanov Boris, lost control of himself, could pounce on his mother or father with his fists, threatening them with reprisals.
In 2003, Elena, the wife of Vasily Livanov, filed a complaint with the police against her son. According to her, in a state of intoxication, Boris, handcuffed his wife to the radiator, and then, when his mother came to his apartment, tried to attack her.

According to married couple senior Livanovs, the life of their offspring went awry, precisely under the influence of Boris's first beloved, Catherine. In their opinion, before meeting her, Boris led a moderate lifestyle, but soon began to show aggression, appeared at the institute in drunk... In the end, they were expelled from the institute together with the girl, and after a while Katya became pregnant, and they decided to legalize their relationship.

Soon they had a baby girl, the baby was named Eva and she had hearing problems. According to her grandparents, due to problems with alcohol, her mother cannot provide her with proper care, and therefore the Livanov couple paid for an expensive operation for their granddaughter and purchased a hearing aid. Scandals often occurred in a young family, and as a result, in 2005 everything ended in divorce.

In 2009, in the Livanov family, there was terrible tragedy, on the night of New Year being in a state of strong drinking, Boris kills his neighbor, drinking companion.

For this crime, the younger Livanov was sentenced to 9 years. Boris himself denies his guilt, claiming that he does not remember anything of what happened that evening. His parents have repeatedly petitioned for a mitigation of punishment and tried to appeal the sentence. Largely thanks to the efforts of his father, who refuses to believe in his guilt, he was released after 4 years and 5 months, having served only part of his term.

The court, held in December last year, sentenced Livanov Jr. to nine years in prison. This year, lawyers tried to appeal the verdict, but failed ...

Our meeting with Vasily Borisovich took place a year after the tragic events with his son ...

"Elite", as they would say now, a house on Tverskaya Street, directly opposite the City Hall ... Vasily Borisovich has been living here since his birth - this is his parents' apartment. The dwelling has not undergone any European renovation, the spirit of antiquity has been preserved here, there are many memorable antiques. His wife Elena Artemyevna is busy in the kitchen - she prepares breakfast for her 7-year-old granddaughter Eve, the daughter of the convicted Boris. Eva is a very lively child, boldly greets her grandfather by the hand ... Only a minute later I notice she has a hearing aid ...

- Yes, unfortunately, Eva is deaf from birth, - explains Vasily Borisovich. “But the hearing aid helps. She can hear and speaks quite well. Studying in first grade at special school... - Looking at the girl with tenderness, Livanov adds:

- You know, this is my favorite granddaughter!

- Since her dad is in prison, will Eve now live with you?

- While she is staying with us ...

- But what about Boris's wife, Katya, doesn't she take care of her daughter?

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- With Katya Boris has been divorced for five years. Now he has a common-law wife Natasha, a wonderful woman ... We are forced to communicate with Katya only because of the child. She is always trying to do something like that in order to take the girl to her. But the fact is that Katya is a chronic alcoholic. Now the question will be decided whether to leave the child with her at all. Because when he and Boris officially divorced, the court left the child with his father, and not with her. Now we hope that Eve will stay with us ...

- And what will happen to your son, his fate is decided?

- No, his fate is still being decided ... (Livanov's voice faltered.) An absolutely unjust trial took place there! This is exactly what the president said about unjust courts, when our investigators and judges are forcing Russians to apply to the Strasbourg court - for justice. And we are one of those who got on this judicial path. After all, my son's guilt is practically not proven! Not proven! And the ugly consequence was ...

- That is, it is not true that the son hacked to death the drinking companion with an ax? Out of jealousy ... new year's eve…

- It is not known what happened! Nothing has been proven, nothing has been proven! Do you understand? This case was announced as a high-profile case, covered in the press. What kind of question is this in general? The investigation tried to please the yellow press, which carried such nonsense in general! About some incredible amount of wounds that he inflicted. And that it was his friend ... There were a lot of lies and slander. But this is all because Boris is a son famous person!

- And if it was a common person…

- Yes, in general, no one would write a word! In the area where it happened to my son, four more murders were committed at the same time. Nobody shouted about it. And my son was "inflated" ... And now we turned to the General Prosecutor's Office. I hope for a fair decision.

“But they won't let him go anyway.

- Maybe they won't let him go, but such wild sentences for unproven guilt cannot be given ... Nine years! And accuse him of premeditated murder. What was the motive behind this premeditated murder? None. He saw this man for the first time. Well, they fought, and that's all ... Fight! Moreover, the person who died, experts said, had three lethal doses of alcohol. He did not die because he was wounded, which is also unknown, whether Boris inflicted on him ... The knife was not found, and Boris did not throw it away, which is also established. And who was it anyway? And what third person's blood was all over there? Everything was adjusted to please the yellow press ... Well, now the prosecutor's office will deal with this.

- It turns out that you took the whole blow for that tragedy?

- Yes. As my wife rightly said, the fact that he is my son is not his merit or his fault. He's just my son. And an adult who must be responsible for himself. What do I have to do with my father, his grandfather, famous people? If not for the famous surname, no one would have known anything at all.

Household fight. And they turned it into something incredible, made him look like a villain ...

- He probably just drank ...

- No! No! I just fell under this wheel, the president correctly said: there is now an inconceivable number of unrighteous courts. It is necessary to reform the legal procedure, this is last words Medvedev, just a few days ago, on TV ...

- Are you allowed to visit Boris?

- Yes, we saw him. Until the verdict came into force, he is in jail ... (Vasily Borisovich lights a cigarette, is silent for a long time.) It's a pity! He published such a wonderful book. An amazing book! He is a great writer and poet. His poems were featured in the Literaturnaya Gazeta. And the books were sold out. I went to the bookstore, wanted to buy, but there was nothing. The literary collection is called "Morning Rain", with his drawings. There are poems and prose, short stories, fairy tales, humoresques, film stories ... Wonderful! Throughout 2008, he was preparing this book. And she came out just in the spring of 2009, when he was already under investigation. And of course, I believe that this is a tragic judicial misunderstanding ...

- Did you hire lawyers? Tried to get the truth to be established?

- VERY serious experts with all-Russian names were invited by the defense lawyers. These are people who are absolutely not engaged by anyone. From Russian Institute examination, doctor of science, professor. Forensics ... But the judge! (Taps herself expressively on the forehead.) She already had everything ready. Resonant business ... They have no idea what resonance is. And how can this resonance go to them. This is how it is done. (Livanov sighs and takes the eighth cigarette.) I haven’t smoked for a year and a half, and then such circumstances arose that I started smoking again. Let me tell you something positive ...

Livanov - about other members of his family ...

- My wife is Elena Artemyevna Livanova, an animation film artist by profession. For many years she worked as a production designer at the Soyuzmultfilm puppet company. We've been together for thirty-eight years. I consult with her in many ways, but try not to overload her with my problems. We live as the Gospel says: husband and wife are one flesh. Thank God, this has worked out very well for us. And my wife is very talented person – lovely mother, lovely grandmother. And just beautiful woman... I never tire of admiring her!

My eldest daughter from my first marriage, Anastasia, is engaged in landscape design.

The youngest son, Nikolai Livanov, graduates from the last faculty of VGIK with a degree in computer design. He has already participated in the creation of films. I am very proud of his work!

I have three grandchildren. The elder is already finishing school, but in creative profession He is not going to go, he has a technical turn of mind. The middle granddaughter is in school, she is now 12 years old, the youngest granddaughter Eva is in first grade.

The secret of Vasily Livanov's health:

“So far, I have no health problems,” says 74-year-old Vasily Borisovich and knocks on wood. - Still, I did a lot of sports. Not such a professional sport, when a person spreads his health, and then over the years it all affects ... But sports are a hunt. It was great fun! For example, I ride a horse professionally, I performed stunts in the cinema myself. In my film Don Quixote, I spent half of the film on a horse. He also rode on horseback, playing in the films "The Blind Musician", "Yaroslavna, Queen of France" ...

The Savelovsky court of Moscow last Wednesday, at the suit of actor Vasily Livanov and his wife Elena, limited them ex-daughter-in-law v parental rights due to chronic alcoholism. The ex-wife of the son of the legendary performer of the role of Sherlock Holmes, Ekaterina Khrustaleva, was sent for compulsory treatment, and the actor's 10-year-old granddaughter, Eva, was transferred to the care of her grandparents.

The struggle for the fate of the girl went on in court for more than four years, according to the newspaper "Komsomolskaya Pravda". Livanov and his wife first tried to get the right to raise Eve immediately after the verdict handed down to their son. In December 2009, Boris Livanov was sentenced to nine years in prison for killing a man in a fight. Later, the Moscow City Court reduced the term to eight years.

36-year-old Boris Livanov killed his friend Igor Khromov as a result of a domestic conflict on New Year's Eve. Then the actor's son had a falling out with common-law wife Natasha and went to ex-wife Katya in Khimki. On the morning of January 1, they put their daughter to bed and went on a walk to visit. In the morning, Livanov had a fight on the landing with Khromov, brutally beat him, and then hacked his chest with a kitchen hatchet for cutting meat.

According to neighbors, the killer continued to hit the victim even when he was already lying motionless. At the same time Livanov shouted to him "Get up, soldier!", Beat his head on the steel corner of the elevator car and jumped on his head. The actor's son was detained in hot pursuit.

Almost immediately after the verdict, Ekaterina Livanova filed a lawsuit demanding that she and her daughter be moved into a Moscow apartment. ex-husband in the 1st Outpatient passage. In 2011, the court left the claim. In turn, Vasily Livanov and his wife Elena filed a counterclaim with the requirement to limit the ex-daughter-in-law in parental rights and transfer their granddaughter Eva to them for upbringing. This claim was also dismissed by the judge at that time.

According to the KP, all this time, Ekaterina was blackmailing the parents of her ex-husband, telling them that if they want to see their granddaughter, they must give her their son's apartment.

In six months, the mother will be able to ask for a reconsideration of the decision.

According to the lawyer of the Livanovs, Yulia Kaigorodova, the mother of the actor's granddaughter was diagnosed with chronic alcoholism back in 2000. During the trial, the narcologist stated that there were no grounds for withdrawing the diagnosis. Against Catherine in the process, her refusal to obey the decision of the Moscow City Court issued in 2010 also played. The woman never got through compulsory examination from a narcologist and psychiatrist, according to Life News.

The lawyer noted that after six months, Ekaterina has the right to apply for a reconsideration of the case. In order for the mother to return her daughter, she will have to prove that she has improved, stopped abusing alcohol and got a job. In the meantime, the woman will be treated forcibly. At the same time, she is allowed to see her daughter, who will live with her grandparents.

Vasily Livanov and his wife are going to take care of the girl's health. Eve with early childhood hearing problems, she has already undergone one operation, after which she began to hear better. The actor's granddaughter studies and lives in one of the capital's boarding schools. Her mother took her home only twice a week.

Children of Vasily Livanov- two sons and a daughter have always been the embodiment of his hopes for him, but not each of them justified them. Eldest daughter Anastasia was born in the first marriage of Vasily Livanov. The actor was in love with his first wife Alina Engelhardt in his youth, but she preferred another man to him. However, after several years of marriage, Alina decided to separate and marry Livanov. Their life could not be called cloudless - the actor loved to drink, while often making scandals. After the birth of their daughter, they lived for another seven years, and Alina Engelhardt finally decided to file for divorce.


In the photo - the children of Vasily Livanov and his wife

Since then, Livanov almost did not communicate with his daughter - his first wife, having learned that in new family the actor's son was born, forbade him to meet with Nastya. Nevertheless, when Anastasia was nineteen years old, she invited her father to her wedding. However, close relations between them did not work out, and Vasily Livanov's daughter prefers to remember her father as rarely as possible. The actor met his second wife at the Soyuzmultfilm studio, where she worked as an animator. She gave birth to two more children of Vasily Livanov - the sons of Boris and Nikolai. By the way, the actor's youngest son is only a month older than his grandson - the son of his daughter Anastasia.


In the photo - Livanov's eldest son Boris

Vasily Livanov's children too creative personalities... Anastasia, after graduating from the biology department of Moscow State University, eventually became a sculptor, Boris is an artist and writer, Nikolai, like his father, after graduating from VGIK, became an actor. Unfortunately, several years ago, the eldest son of Vasily Livanov found himself in a tragic situation. As a result of a domestic conflict, he killed a man and was sentenced to nine years in prison. By this time, he was married twice and had a daughter from his first wife, who suffered from alcoholism. And Boris himself felt a huge craving for alcohol, which worried his parents very much.


In the photo - Vasily Livanov with his granddaughter

According to Vasily Borisovich, he and his wife were tired of the behavior of their eldest son, who was not affected by any admonitions and conversations of his parents. It even happened that Vasily Livanov turned to the police with a request that law enforcement officers protect him from Boris's attacks. It cost Vasily Livanov a lot of strength and health to arrange custody of Boris's daughter, who is hard of hearing since childhood. Only the youngest of the children of Vasily Livanov, the son Nikolai, does not give his father any worries. After graduating with honors from VGIK, he shows great promise and makes his father happy.
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